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Broad Ligament Leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
1792391
•Concept ID:
C5555950
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A leiomyoma that arises from the broad ligament. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBroad Ligament Leiomyoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Criteria for risk stratification of vulvar and vaginal smooth muscle tumors: a follow-up study with application to leiomyoma variants, smooth muscle tumors of uncertain malignant potential, and leiomyosarcomas.
Swanson AA, Howitt BE, Schoolmeester JK
Hum Pathol 2020 Sep;103:83-94. Epub 2020 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.06.008. PMID: 32687944
Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus: a clinicopathologic study of 18 cases, with emphasis on early diagnosis and appropriate treatment strategies.
Du J, Zhao X, Guo D, Li H, Sun B
Hum Pathol 2011 Sep;42(9):1240-6. Epub 2011 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.10.015. PMID: 21777942
Childbirth and myoma treatment by uterine artery occlusion: do they share a common biology?
Burbank F
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2004 May;11(2):138-52. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(05)60189-2. PMID: 15200765

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A large ovarian leiomyoma discovered incidentally in a 76-year-old woman: case report.
Ichigo S, Takagi H, Matsunami K, Murase T, Ikeda T, Imai A
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2015;36(2):203-5. PMID: 26050361
Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome due to broad ligament leiomyoma: a mimic of metastatic ovarian carcinoma.
Brown RS, Marley JL, Cassoni AM
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 1998;10(3):198-201. doi: 10.1016/s0936-6555(98)80071-x. PMID: 9704185

Diagnosis

Hypermetabolic Broad Ligament Leiomyoma in Postmenopausal Women Mimicking Ovarian Tumors on 18 F-FDG PET/CT.
Liu M, Wang P, Huo L, Cheng W
Clin Nucl Med 2023 Apr 1;48(4):376-377. Epub 2023 Feb 1 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004516. PMID: 36728368
Giant broad ligament leiomyoma with postoperative infection diagnosed with contrast-enhanced ultrasound: Case report and literature review.
Guo L, Wang MZ, Wang LJ, Zang AH, Jia DM, Hou L, Zhang P
J Clin Ultrasound 2022 Jan;50(1):138-147. Epub 2021 Oct 14 doi: 10.1002/jcu.23081. PMID: 34647631
Huge broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic degeneration: A diagnostic and surgical challenge.
Jha S, Singh A, Singh S, Murmu S
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020 May;46(5):791-794. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/jog.14213. PMID: 32043297
Intravenous leiomyomatosis: Case series and review of the literature.
Liu N, Long Y, Liu Y
J Int Med Res 2020 Jan;48(1):300060519896887. doi: 10.1177/0300060519896887. PMID: 31937178Free PMC Article
A postmenopausal woman with sciatica from broad ligament leiomyoma: a case report.
Tsai YM
J Med Case Rep 2016 Oct 31;10(1):304. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-1089-y. PMID: 27799059Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Huge broad ligament leiomyoma with cystic degeneration: A diagnostic and surgical challenge.
Jha S, Singh A, Singh S, Murmu S
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020 May;46(5):791-794. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1111/jog.14213. PMID: 32043297
Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome due to broad ligament leiomyoma: a mimic of metastatic ovarian carcinoma.
Brown RS, Marley JL, Cassoni AM
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 1998;10(3):198-201. doi: 10.1016/s0936-6555(98)80071-x. PMID: 9704185

Clinical prediction guides

Intravenous leiomyomatosis: Case series and review of the literature.
Liu N, Long Y, Liu Y
J Int Med Res 2020 Jan;48(1):300060519896887. doi: 10.1177/0300060519896887. PMID: 31937178Free PMC Article

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